New Amsterdam Singers: A Gift to Be Free

  • May 29 - 31, 2026
  • Broadway Presbyterian Church

    601 West 114th Street at Broadway
    New York, New York 10025
Ticket Price $5.72-$32.64 Buy Tickets
Description

A musical reflection on what freedom means today

The centerpiece of this concert is Caroline Shaw’s To The Hands, a work that takes the text of Emma Lazarus’ poem The New Colossus and intermingles it with the chorale Ad Manus from Buxtehude’s Membra Jesu Nostri in poignant ways. Filling out the program are works by six other acclaimed contemporary composers, including Jake Runestad’s The Peace of Wild Things, David Lang’s If I Am Silent, and Karen Siegel’s To Be Free, an adaptation of the Shaker/Copland tune Simple Gifts.

 

Friday night's concert will be "Pay What You Wish" (starting at $5).

Sunday's concert tickets: $30 in advance, $35 at the door. Limited $5 student tickets available with valid ID.

Date & Time

May 29 - 31, 2026

Venue Details

Broadway Presbyterian Church

601 West 114th Street at Broadway
New York, New York 10025 Broadway Presbyterian Church
New Amsterdam Singers

Founded in 1966, the New Amsterdam Singers is a critically acclaimed chorus of 70+ voices, performing in and around New York City under the direction of Clara Longstreth. Through adventurous programs, commissions and premieres, and collaborations with other ensembles, we strive to nurture and expand New York City’s dynamic choral community.


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